Ben Monder: Amorphae review a haunting and distinctive soundworld

 Posted on March 21, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  176 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

JazzReview(ECM) For the individuality of his methods, sense of space and tonal subtlety, American guitarist Ben Monder has long sounded like an ECM artist, but Amorphae is his late debut for the German label. And though he shares Bill Frisell’s palette of sustain, delay and reverb effects, Monder now follows his own path. This album, begun in 2010 with Paul Motian, was left incomplete after the drummer’s death. The finished disc features free-jazz percussionist Andrew Cyrille on four tracks and synth player Pete Rende on two. [Read More]

Indian teen invents gadget that may transform dementia care

 Posted on March 21, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  962 words  |  Valentine Belue

Hemesh Chadalavada’s love of cricket inspired him to invent a ‘heat detector’ aged 12 so he and his friends could play the sport for as long as possible before it got too hot. Photograph: HandoutHemesh Chadalavada’s love of cricket inspired him to invent a ‘heat detector’ aged 12 so he and his friends could play the sport for as long as possible before it got too hot. Photograph: HandoutInnovations in developmentGlobal developmentYouTube robotics tutorials helped 17-year turn his concern for his grandmother into a device that alerts carers if Alzheimer’s patients fall or wander off [Read More]

Is the Metal Gear Solid V chicken hat the greatest gaming aid ever? | Games

 Posted on March 21, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  569 words  |  Kary Bruening

Games This article is more than 9 years oldIs the Metal Gear Solid V chicken hat the greatest gaming aid ever?This article is more than 9 years oldThe latest instalment in Hideo Kojima’s stealth action series will allow novice players to don a chicken hat making them invisible to enemies On Christmas day, Hideo Kojima, the creator of the famed Metal Gear Solid series, played an amusing trick on his fans. [Read More]

Naked truths about female nudity | Women

 Posted on March 21, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  703 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

The Eva Wiseman columnWomen This article is more than 11 years oldNaked truths about female nudityThis article is more than 11 years oldEva WisemanWhy must a belly stand for something? When an ordinary woman strips on film it always becomes controversial. Can't a body just be a body?There's a scene in the latest Sarah Polley film, Take This Waltz, where Michelle Williams and Sarah Silverman shower with their ageing water aerobics class in a gangly soup of bellies and pubes and shampoo. [Read More]

Saudi Arabia and a $1bn fighters lawsuit threaten UFCs future

 Posted on March 21, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1184 words  |  Aldo Pusey

UFCThe UFC has been accused of engineering a monopoly over the world of mixed martial arts. But its leverage may soon be severely weakened As the UFC prepares for its upcoming showcase event on Saturday, the real fight is set to take place outside the octagon, within the confines of a courtroom. Last week, the UFC lost its bid to revokeclass action status from hundreds of mixed martial arts fighters who are suing for more than a billion dollars in wages. [Read More]

The Trust: A Game of Greed forget The Traitors! Heres the perfect evil reality TV to start yo

 Posted on March 21, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  857 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

The watcherTelevisionThough January may be a time for inner cleanliness, it’s only right to allow yourself one dirty little pleasure. Netflix is here to help – and some of these contestants are going straight to hell There is something about January, is there not? You put a handful of parsley in a smoothie, you do more bending and stretching and running than usual, you eat lean proteins and complicated grains, you drink gallons of water, you begin to glow from the inside out. [Read More]

'The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever': Kate Bush fans gather in red frocks to dance merrily vide

 Posted on March 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  181 words  |  Valentine Belue

Kate Bush 'The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever': Kate Bush fans gather in red frocks to dance merrily – video Hundreds of Kate Bush fans converged on Sydney Park dressed in their reds to dance to the singer's 1978 hit song Wuthering Heights. After a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19, the fan group are now dancing through a spike in popularity for Bush due to Netflix's Stranger Things. [Read More]

Gay men are battling a demon more powerful than HIV and its hidden | Owen Jones

 Posted on March 20, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1248 words  |  Kary Bruening

OpinionSexuality This article is more than 7 years oldGay men are battling a demon more powerful than HIV – and it’s hiddenThis article is more than 7 years oldOwen JonesMental distress triggered by deep-rooted homophobia in society drives many LGBT people to abuse drink and drugs, and to harm themselves It had been three years since I’d met up with my first boyfriend – let’s call him Steven. When he walked into a Brixton pub in June, it was a shock. [Read More]

Mexico army gives drug cartels free rein as critics claim non-aggression pact | Mexico

 Posted on March 20, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1423 words  |  Valentine Belue

Mexico This article is more than 2 years oldMexico army gives drug cartels free rein as critics claim ‘non-aggression pact’This article is more than 2 years oldThe Viagras and the Jalisco New Generation cartel are vying for influence but soldiers merely patrol the lines between territories A small squad of soldiers with about a half-dozen trucks and sandbag emplacements stands guard on a rural highway in western Mexico. In one direction, almost within earshot, one drug cartel operates a roadblock extorting farmers. [Read More]

Poppy seller who killed herself got 3,000 charity requests for donations a year | Charities

 Posted on March 20, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1011 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Charities This article is more than 8 years oldPoppy seller who killed herself got 3,000 charity requests for donations a yearThis article is more than 8 years oldQuestions raised about charities’ tactics after regulator’s report says Olive Cooke, 92, was overwhelmed by approaches before her suicide A 92-year-old poppy seller who took her own life felt “distressed and overwhelmed” by the huge number of requests for donations she received from charities, a report has concluded. [Read More]